Work with Me, Annie

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"Work with Me, Annie" is a 1954 rhythm and blues song by Hank Ballard and the Midnighters, noted for its suggestive lyrics and major influence on early rock and roll.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf rhythm and blues song
song
artist Hank Ballard and the Midnighters
backingBand The Midnighters
bannedBy some U.S. radio stations
chartFormat U.S. R&B chart
countryOfOrigin United States
era early rock and roll era
followedBy Annie Had a Baby
Annie’s Aunt Fannie
genre R&B
rhythm and blues
hasCulturalImpact contributed to crossover between R&B and rock and roll
helped popularize more explicit R&B lyrics
hasLyricCharacteristic suggestive lyrics
hasLyricTheme sexual innuendo
hasSequelSong Annie Had a Baby
Annie’s Aunt Fannie
hasSeries Annie songs series
influencedGenre rock and roll
language English
leadVocal Hank Ballard
notableFor controversial sexual content
major influence on early rock and roll
performer Hank Ballard and the Midnighters
recordedBy King Records
recordLabel King Records
releaseDecade 1950s
releaseYear 1954
subjectOf music censorship debates in the 1950s
vocalist Hank Ballard
writer Hank Ballard

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The Wallflower (Dance with Me, Henry) basedOn Work with Me, Annie
The Midnighters notableWork Work With Me, Annie
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